dopaminergic
adjective
do·pa·mi·ner·gic
ˌdō-pə-ˌmē-ˈnər-jik 
: liberating, activated by, or involving dopamine or related substances
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These dopaminergic neurons are necessary for many brain functions, including fine motor control.
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IEEE Spectrum, 19 Nov. 2023
By contrast none of the dopaminergic neurons projecting to the nearby dorsal striatum, involved in movement regulation do this.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2010
Excessive stimulation further desensitizes dopaminergic neurons, and the compulsion snowballs.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
It is also connected to parts of the brain responsible for hearing (the auditory cortices) and for pleasure (the dopaminergic reward system).
—Grace Leslie, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2021
The process involves the striatum, a dopaminergic reward center that drugs like cocaine and amphetamines exploit.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
The researchers were also aware that the dopaminergic system in the brain has been tied to both physical exercise and executive function in the brain, i.e. top-flight thinking.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
This mental effort pays off: As the hippocampus activates, so too does the ventral striatum, another of the brain’s dopaminergic reward centers.
—Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2020
IEEE Spectrum, 19 Nov. 2023
By contrast none of the dopaminergic neurons projecting to the nearby dorsal striatum, involved in movement regulation do this.
—Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 28 June 2010
Excessive stimulation further desensitizes dopaminergic neurons, and the compulsion snowballs.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 25 Mar. 2019
It is also connected to parts of the brain responsible for hearing (the auditory cortices) and for pleasure (the dopaminergic reward system).
—Grace Leslie, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2021
The process involves the striatum, a dopaminergic reward center that drugs like cocaine and amphetamines exploit.
—Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2021
The researchers were also aware that the dopaminergic system in the brain has been tied to both physical exercise and executive function in the brain, i.e. top-flight thinking.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
This mental effort pays off: As the hippocampus activates, so too does the ventral striatum, another of the brain’s dopaminergic reward centers.
—Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2020
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dopaminergic
adjective
do·pa·mi·ner·gic
ˌdō-pə-ˌmē-ˈnər-jik
: liberating, activated by, or involving dopamine or related substances
the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway
dopaminergic activity
dopaminergic neurons
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